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Tandi Squire: We haven�t done Facebook Live before.
This is our first time.
Whoa!
And, my camera just jumped.
Sorry about that.
But, we have got Ryan back here helping us out.
I am Tandi Squire, founder and fearless leader of Bravely Be You.
Mike Claus: I am Mike Clouse.
I am a Bravely Be You master mentor and the chief empowerment officer, Coach Clouse.
That�s the first time I have said that.
Tandi Squire: The first time you�ve said it.
I love it.
So, today we are talking about eight values that successful leaders choose every single
day.
We are excited to be here.
Oh, I see Tracy is on.
Hey Tracy, we are excited to see you.
This is awesome.
We are excited to see everybody that�s here with us.
Whether you�re watching live with us right now like we can see, or, if you�re watching
this video later.
We have got some cool stuff to talk about today.
We are going to answer questions so feel free.
Hey, Andrew, it is nice to see you.
So, feel free.
Sorry, I am getting all [inaudible 01:56] by the people that are on there which is kind
of fun.
[Crosstalk] Oh, Amy!
Hi!
I can just sit here and yell at these people.
We won�t do that.
You do hear Scarlett, my dog, in the background.
So, this is like my real live office for people who people who are working, and the dog is
hanging out.
I think Britt is on.
Hey Britt!
Hey Lorraine.
This is so much fun.
But we do invite you to subscribe.
You are on my personal page right now.
So, feel free to subscribe for notifications.
There�s the three little button - Oh we are filming form my phone - on the side.
We�d love that.
And, if you get a second you can do that on Bravely Be You, as well as Mike Clouse.
We�ll put all of these links in here so that you can find them easily.
But, we want to keep you up to date on everything that�s going on with Bravely Be You.
Hey, Laura!
Nice to see you.
So glad you are here.
Mike Clouse: Angela.
Tandi Squire: Oh, hey Angela.
Okay, I am not going to call everybody.
Sorry.
It�s going too fast to keep up with them.
This is fun.
We are really glad that all of you are here.
Please leave us some comments.
Give us some thoughts.
Ask us some questions.
We�ll try to respond to as many as we can.
If we don�t get to it in the video, we�ll go back to the comments later and put them
in for you.
So thanks a lot for joining us.
We should probably dive in to the topic.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to reach the next level?
How do you get to that next level of life, leadership, work, whatever it is?
Is there some kind of special secret?
Sometimes I feel that way, like, successful leaders I want to share about 8 values that
successful leaders use every single day.
Mike Clouse: Yes.
Tandi Squire: Should we jump in?
Mike Clouse: Let�s jump in.
The first of those value is simply Be Brave.
Tandi Squire: That�s my old time favorite.
Be courageous in everything that �
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Tandi Squire: Alright so we don�t know what�s going on.
We are going to tell you the truth on be brave.
We have never done [inaudible 04:00].
It is pouring rain and thunderstorm in where we are, which is in Columbus, Ohio.
The electricity has gone out, which means life has gone out.
So, we are like as brave as it gets right now to kind of figure it all out.
Mike Clouse: Real time role models.
Tandi Squire: Real time bravery.
So, it�s like a new TV Show.
In every single thing that you do and do that on a regular basis.
I don�t mean jumping off buildings.
I don�t mean jumping out of planes.
Doing crazy stuff.
I mean tiny little pieces of bravery every single day.
We will talk more about that idea [recording pauses for 10 seconds]
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Tandi Squire: If you hear Ryan talking he is helping us today.
Mike Clouse: Just in time for value number two which is Stay True.
Tandi Squire: Stay true.
[Inaudible 04:52] in my head and be authentic.
We are being as authentic as we can today.
You can see our stuff.
I was joking around with Mike before.
I was like, �Look, I always use notepads.� These are my notepads.
You can see exactly what I am saying here.
No secrets here and complete transparency.
I value your time.
I value his time.
I value all of you.
So, we�re prepared.
We wanted to make sure we knew what we wanted to say to stay true, be authentic to you and
stay on point.
Mike Clouse: Exactly, which really brings us to the third value, which is Think Smart.
Tandi Squire: Think smart.
I guess not being dumb.
Mike Clouse: That�s exactly right.
Tandi Squire: But, thinking smart means being clever and witty and quick on your feet.
And, not afraid to say what you think.
Thinking for yourself.
Mike Clouse: Exactly.
And the all-important number 4: Have Fun.
Tandi Squire: Ah!
This is my favorite.
So, we did two confessions of what we were doing one minute before that and it�s probably
[inaudible 05:48] Mike Clouse: We can do that.
Tandi Squire: We were straight up on Carpool Karaoke, watching Michelle Obama and Missy
Elliot jam it out.
And Cindy, who is one of our Tribe members, you want to give a shout out Cindy.
I know you are back there.
Cindy came out and said seriously you guys are doing this.
You are doing this like two minutes ago.
What are you doing?
But, you have got to mix fun in everything you do.
It�s the idea of work hard and play hard.
People don�t want to do complicated things that aren�t fun.
So, create fun around whatever it is that you are trying tom move forward to.
Mike Clouse: Exactly right.
Number five: Seek Insight.
Tandi Squire: Seek insight is all about being curious, flexible and adaptable.
So, constantly looking for new points of view.
It doesn�t mean it has to change your perspective on everything.
But, new points of view and new ideas.
How you might solve a situation in a different way.
I always link seek insight and think smart.
Because if you start with seeking insight, you will definitely think smart.
�Oh, look!
I love this hat.� Somebody loves seeking insight which is awesome.
So, seeking insight is all about having a curious mind.
Instead of starting out with your decisions, or instead of already having heard what somebody
says, just stop and listen for a second and find out some new information that may change
the way you see the world.
Mike Clouse: Exactly.
I love the way that ties back into being brave.
A lot of times, to seek insight, takes it bravery, right?
Tandi Squire: Yep.
You got it.
Mike Clouse: Number 6: Say Thank you.
Tandi Squire: Say thanks.
Two things on say thanks.
Be gracious and thankful.
That�s one.
And secondly, say so.
Sometimes we think it.
I had to do this all the time like, �I am so thankful that Mike Claus was here today.�
I sent fifteen emails last night.
Like, �I am so thankful.
I am posting this on Facebook.� So, not crazy-over-the-top but make sure that you
internalize that thanks and gratitude because that creates more space for you.
A space of gratitude creates more opportunity.
But also, say it out loud.
Tell the people that you want to thank.
Okay, wait!
I see Jim Brown, my friend is there.
I want to say thank you because he is constantly helping me.
He just helped me make this really cool video.
We�ve got to finish up with him.
But, those are the kind of things that you�ve got to do all the time.
Mike Clouse: Exactly.
Seven: Keep Moving.
Tandi Squire: Keep moving.
Keep the momentum happening.
So, once I get started, keep moving.
Most people know how momentum works.
But it goes like this; it keeps going.
If you stop, you slide back and you have got to make that up.
So, keep going and making those teeny tiny little steps we talked about.
Mike Clouse: Anybody that knows Tandi knows that she keeps moving.
Tandi Squire: I can�t stop moving on this.
I see I need to get myself together.
Sorry.
I�m treating myself.
Mike Clouse: That�s right.
And the last but certainly not the least is Spread Love.
Tandi Squire: My second favorite probably next to Be Brave.
Spread love is the idea that inspiration, empathy, encouragement, support, love, are
all contagious when you hear people talking about it, when you share it and spread it.
That doesn�t just fill your well of good will.
Or, if you have kids like both of us do.
You know that bucket.
How do you feel your bucket?
When you feel your bucket, you feel somebody else�s.
We can see everybody is spreading love.
I love that.
That�s awesome.
Spread love is our last one.
Those are our eight.
Be Brave.
Stay True.
Think Smart.
We are kind of looking at our cards so that we get them all.
Have Fun.
Seek Insight.
Mike Clouse: Say Thanks.
Tandi Squire: Keep Moving.
Mike Clouse: And, Spread Love.
Tandi Squire: We should put those down for everybody and email to them.
If you jump on bravelybeyou.com and sign up for the email list, which would be awesome.
We�d appreciate it because we could both keep you up to date with what�s going on
with it.
As soon as we are ready in the next week or so to launch The Tribe, we�ll send you those
today.
So, that you�ve got them this afternoon and you don�t have to try and right them
down or go back on this video.
But, they are really amazing values, or what I call them.
And, it�s not made up kind of stuff, whatsoever.
It is real live values that I�ve used for the last six or seven years to lead and guide
my life.
I was not � Mike as you know � on the same spot that I am today six years ago.
So, I would like to say my story with everybody, if that�s okay, and kind of tell you where
these values came from.
I am kind of getting my thoughts together with my cards here.
But, the idea was that I began taking tiny steps about six years ago with this idea of
be brave.
I was not where I am today.
So, let me see.
My marriage, my job, my life, were kind of all in shambles.
On the outside, they looked really good, especially those of you who know me and they�d go like,
�What exactly are you talking about?� My life is in a different space.
On the outside, I had this great job with this big fancy title and this big fancy paycheck.
I had what looked like a perfect marriage.
I had beautiful things.
But on the inside, I didn�t feel like it was working for me.
It didn�t feel to the Stay True authentic part of me.
I spent more time keeping up with myself, if that makes sense, or keeping up with appearances
than I did being true to myself and not caught up with me.
My head going, �This doesn�t work together here.� On 1st January 2011, I wrote a resolution,
and I am going to tell you the truth that it was by chance.
I wrote down two words.
I penned this words �Be Brave.� I was at a low point and I didn�t know exactly
what that meant but the words kept coming back to me over the next few weeks.
I kept saying this must be really important.
I knew I was facing mounting critical decisions in my life.
I started using the filter of be brave every time I had to make a decision.
So, I would stop and I would ask myself, �What would a brave person do?� That�s what
I mean like about not jumping out of planes.
I guess that�s skydiving.
That�s what I was going to say.
Doing crazy things.
I was asking myself like I don�t think I can get out of bed because this is too much
for me to handle.
I�m stuck.
What would a brave person do?
The answer would be get up.
What would a brave person do?
And, this is going to sound silly but if you know me, put on the gloves.
Go do the next step.
It would be the tiny little things that I could do.
I used that mantra or that criteria or question, not necessarily every day, but maybe fifty
times a day.
Sometimes, I would say what would a brave person do and I would be like okay what would
the first step before that stuff that a brave person would do to get myself there?
Over the next year, I changed my entire life.
Or, what I like better than change is I created the life that I wanted.
So, by the end of that year, 2011, I had created my first business.
I was working with people.
Many of you that I loved and adored.
I was working in a space that was honest and true to what I wanted to do, fulfilling my
purpose and the practice I wanted.
I had met my now husband Ryan, who I know you are friends with and he is back over here.
Maybe he�ll slip around the camera in a minute.
[Crosstalk] Tandi Squire: We love that.
We were dating obviously at that point.
We began to kind of create this amazing blended family that we both really wanted as part
of our tribe and our personal life as we went forward.
So, that was how those values came about and why I�m so passionate about teaching and
sharing what I learnt along the way.
That�s really what Bravely Be You is all about.
While I was taking those teeny tiny little steps and trying to move myself in the right
direction, I probably unintentionally to start, truthfully on this.
I started � I say this sounds silly � collecting people that were super important to me.
People that had been around me before.
People that had shared with me before or taught me, mentored me, sponsored me, coached me,
friended me, whatever those relationships were, I started realizing this is really important
to what I am trying to do.
This question of what would a brave person do was like, okay, here is my step and I am
going to need some help to get there.
Mike was one of those people that I met along the journey.
So, I created a tribe for myself.
I didn�t know it was called that.
We didn�t have a Facebook group.
We just kind of texted each other.
But, we had created this tribe.
As I started creating my first business, I started hiring that in tribe to work with
me because I wanted around those people every single day.
I knew that I could create online tribe.
I knew I could create something like teach this.
Teach other people how to embrace the values that we are talking about and how to use what
I have become known for.
My communication skills, my relationship skills, and the ability to use emotional intelligence
when you are working with other people.
I knew I could create some online tribe where we could have some of that, right?
We can do some [inaudible 16:35] learning and we can have a group where everybody is
connected and learning from each other.
But, I knew some people and I see some of you on this list that I know well would say,
�Oh, this is awesome.
I love it.� But I want somebody to walk with me.
I want somebody to handhold me through the process.
I want somebody to personalize everything that I am doing and that�s what, like, me
to my friend and master mentor, Mike Claus.
I asked him if he would join me.
I asked Tracy [inaudible 17:06] if she would join me.
She is on live I saw.
I asked Natalie Richardson if she would me because they were all beginning businesses
that connected directly into what Bravely Be You is all about.
So, Mike, will you tell us a little bit about your call to mentorship and kind of what�s
taken you around this journey?
Mike Clouse: Most certainly.
My call started probably a little over 14 years ago.
Really longer than that, maybe 18 years ago when I started working in higher education.
I worked in Admissions and Financial Aid.
I loved the opportunity to be in a place � It was fantastic.
I learned that I really, more than anything, just loved working with people.
I loved working with them in a way that empowered them to simply make the best decisions they
could for themselves for that moment and for the future.
As you can think, so may came in and they weren�t sure they had an idea.
I helped them process through that, which is so rewarding.
Tandi Squire: The beginning of finding purpose.
Mike Clouse: Exactly.
The beginning of finding purpose.
And, at the same time I was doing that and enjoying it.
I was also very unsettled in my own direction.
I guess my Bravely Be You story is not being fearful of that unsettledness, but, I have
started leaning in to it.
Trying to figure out why it was there.
Why did I feel this way even though I was working in my strengths?
And in chasing that, I found myself in an amazing opportunity within the direct sales
industry coaching with some amazing business women and leaders on a daily basis.
As I helped them each day, just continue to work through their challenges and work towards
their dreams, I discovered that the heart many - even though circumstances were different
� of those situations, they simply needed to learn courage and how to bravely be themselves.
And, that�s where most of our conversations would end up going and stemming from.
When Tandi and I started Our Tribe, we worked together for a while.
And, our sons played baseball together.
They are both named Anderson.
Our sons played together on the same team.
We started talking.
When she started sharing her vision for Bravely Be You, those of you who know me can imagine
my excitement.
Something that is so holistic and it starts with the individual and developing the individual,
even at the most fundamental levels, and helping them be the best versions of themselves and
the best leader.
So, really excited about this opportunity.
Tandi Squire: Very cool stuff.
I know lots of you.
Hey, Ryan.
I can see names but in complete transparency I am 46 years old and I can�t see that far
away to see the questions.
I don�t know if we have any specific questions.
I see all these commenting happening but I can�t tell.
So, we are going to keep going talking about some of these, Ryan, but will you shout out
if we need to answer any?
Because we just�Sorry I have to get better glasses or something.
I have got my contacts in.
Mike Claus: I can be your eyes.
Ryan: [Inaudible 20:10] for me to get on camera and then Cindy loved me�
Tandi Squire: I love that.
Perfect.
I see there�s lots of other comments but I guess Ryan is going to sneak around because
somebody wants to see.
Ryan: No.
I�m not.
Tandi Squire: No.
He�s not.
Mike Clouse: I wish, Cindy, I said I coined that phrase but I stole that from someone.
Tandi Squire: So, we�ll keep rolling here with a little bit more information.
I think we probably should tell you exactly what Bravely Be You is.
We talked a little bit about those 8 choices that successful leaders make every day, and
I think you are getting a view of why that happens every day.
We told you a little bit about each of our stories.
So, let�s tell you a little bit of the specifics about what Bravely Be You is.
We should probably first say this.
We are in a soft launch.
You�re all friends of ours.
We know and we hope this gets to some other people, obviously.
But, you know in a soft launch.
We are starting to get the message out there.
We are planning to open The Tribe in the next week or so.
That would be very exciting.
But, what Bravely Be You is � let me just break it down super simple � an online leadership
development program that gives people like you who crave learning the art of leadership
the real skills to be able to lead and love in a whole new way.
So, what does that mean?
Because it is like, �What do I mean by online program and tribe?� By online programming,
you heard Mike talking about higher education.
And, we�ve talked about this a million times but I�ve never really said this.
We both started in higher education.
We have a love for lifelong learning as do the other mentors that are working with us,
as do some of our [inaudible 22:04] subject matter experts behind the scenes.
I don�t mean that secretly but just helping us think through this.
Like, my lifelong mentor and supporter, Andrea Dowding
We have to give her a shout because she�s helped us think through some of these things
and challenged me, coached me, and said get a grip on this, and said great idea!
All those things that we need.
But, when it comes down to teaching to begin with, we start with real core lessons.
There lessons are lead off by those 8 values that we talked about.
So, I will use Be Brave as an example.
That was the first one.
I will deliver for you 45 minutes of video-based training on be brave.
So, it sounds silly that I would say 45 minutes because it would look, �What in the world!�
Here is the deal.
I am just like you.
I have two 8 year olds and a ten year old.
You have a nine year old and a six-year old.
We get it.
There is no time to go, �Hold on world,
I am going to do my leadership development today.� It�s a little bit like, �Okay.
I am waiting at the baseball field. Watch. Okay hold on. I am waiting at the carwash.
Watch. I am stuck in traffic! Okay, watch.� So, we are creating an up-to-date and up-to-date
up to the minute learning as we can. That�s what I call, and Britt who I saw on, who is one
of my tribe members. An incredible curriculum development. Little tiny chunk of [inaudible
23:40] learning. So, five minutes videos, maybe 8 minutes videos that walk you the mindset,
the method and the mastery to be able to live a life like this using those values. So, that
means this is the stuff you don�t get in school. I have a graduate degree and nobody
talked about these kind of stuff. You can�t get the communication and interpersonal skills.
You can�t get [inaudible 24:10] relationship nuances. The little pieces and parts that
you have to figure out as you�re going through things. We�ll teach all of those things
connected to those values. So, every month you are going to have all
series of videos that you can pop on phone, and watch really quickly and get an intake.
But, that�s not enough because that gets you the basis, right? What you have to have
to get that bravery that we are talking about is the teeny tiny dose every single day. And
that�s where I believe that our closed Facebook group, Our Tribe, we call it Our Brave Alliance
will bring. It will bring a group of people that are just like you. Not exactly, but have
a lot of common characteristics. And, who want to learn these kind of this and take
their business, or their life, or their idea to the next level so that you can work together.
Work together on ideas. Work together on inspiration. Work together on courage. That will make things
move because back to that �Keep Moving� thing, that helps things move.
So, I don�t mean, again, an hour on Facebook everyday like, �Oh, my leadership development.�
I will just get straight up.� If you�re like me, I am lying in bed, it is five o�clock
in the morning. My kids have not woken up yet. I am looking at Facebook. Here is my
daily dose. Bravely Be You will provide the daily dose and you as the tribe will provide
all the other thoughts and springboards everywhere else and you will have fun while we�re doing
it. Be brave is not about think smart or seek insight. None of those are about, �Here
is your learning. Go do this.� It is about, �Here is some learning.� Take in another
view and show us what you can with it. So, that was kind of long. I�m sorry. But,
I am excited and I wanted to tell you about it. I also wanted to get that this is not
an academy program with 75 modules of everything, every rich way. This is not a coaching program.
This is a program that�s for people who want an [inaudible 26:23] leadership and bravely
into their life every day so that it becomes more than a habit. It becomes part of your
DNA and it enables you to promote to you. Like to the real you that you want to be.
The braver version of you. Not anything changed but whatever you want to create it to be.
Mike Clouse: That�s the part I love about it. And why I get so excited, Tandi, is when
you explained to me that is about you. Its frameworks. It�s a mindset. Its values.
But it�s not about us creating a duplicate of the same person over and over again. But,
instead, helping � Tandi Squire: There is no system to create
you. There is no secret sause to create you. It�s just taking those little tiny steps
that I took over several years that I teach people who work. I have another business.
It�s a consultancy. I do this with clients on that other side. I saw some of them there.
So, hi everyone. But, I do this in that kind of way with them. I have done it in the past.
Coaching some of you that I have seen today. Mike does it all the time now. But, it�s
not formulaic. This is all sorts of leadership, inspiration, and ideas, because there are
two different things. We can get really great and inspired. I was joking about my team yesterday
and I said I have so much inspiration on my Pinterest board, there is no reason they should
not be the true secret model. Why is this not happening? So, it takes the inspiration
or the mindset and it also takes the ideas or the methods and we�ll deliver those so
that you�ve both. But you can make it into what you want. Does that make sense to you?
Mike Clouse: Sure it does. Tandi Squire: I am going to look at these
notes really quickly. Ryan, is there anything else? I just want to make sure that we talked
about everything that makes sense. Does anybody have any questions about bravely be you that
we can answer? Mike Clouse: I see Heidi [inaudible 28:24].
Tandi Squire: Hi, Heidi. That�s awesome. Thank you, Susan. That�s so nice. I should
have prepared more for this. Everybody can see the comments, right? Ryan is like showing
us something. Mike Clouse: Some more that are on Amy, Susan�
[Crosstalk] Mike Clouse: [inaudible 28:46].
Tandi Squire: Hi Mark, nice to meet you. Mike Clouse: Derby Miller. Hi Miller. Ruby
Tandi Squire: Mike is like Mr. Popular. [Crosstalk]
Tandi Squire: We should do this every day. I love this.
Mike Clouse: I am more comfortable behind the phone.
Tandi Squire: Brave. Mike Clouse: Be brave. That�s right.
Tandi Squire: I am going to make a number 9 with your phrase. People are laughing at
us behind the scenes. This is awesome. Today, we just kind of wanted to share this information
and kick it off with you and, let you know what we are thinking. We would love your thoughts,
your questions, anything else. We want to go back and read all these awesome comments
but anything else you want to share underneath this video, we�d love to. We�ll make sure
that we go back and answer questions or reply. Please include that kind of information there.
We�d love it. If you love this as much as we do, which we are seeing from your comments.
Sounds like we are on the right track which is great news right. If you love this as much
as we do, as soon as we stop this video, will you jump over to bravelybeyou.com and add
your name to the waiting list. The waiting list is our email list. We just want you to
get excited about it. As soon as the tribe opens in the next week, you will be the first
to have the information as long as you are on the list so that we can all do this together
and create something really amazing. Mike Clouse: It�s exciting.
Tandi Squire: Cool. Alright guys. Thank you so much.
Mike Clouse: Thank you all Tandi Squire: Love you all. Bye.
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